"I
declare, if one more person insists that they never believed the official
statements that we were presumed dead," Matilda Fremont announced,
stepping out of the loading bay of the Golden
Nile. She paused for a long sigh as the door closed behind her, cutting off
the noise of the wind at nearly two hundred feet above the city of Chicago.
"Thank you, Uly. I thought for a moment I was going deaf."
Ulysses
bowed to his grandmother, then cocked an eyebrow at Odessa, who had led the way
across the gangway from the air dock tower.
"Where
was I?" Matilda said as their group moved down the passageway to the main
lounge area of the airship. They had just returned from a meeting with the
local leadership of the Originators.
"More
astounded, relieved people declaring they never once gave up on us,"
Ernest offered, linking his arm with his wife's, and effectively slowing down
her pace.
Matilda sighed, narrowing her eyes at him. A moment later, she tipped her head back and laughed. Stepping around their grandparents, Uly bowed to Ess and offered her his arm. The rest of their party joined in the weary laughter and they resumed their walk down the passageway.
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